| Did not attend a GP practice in past 12 months n = 37 | Attended a single GP practice n = 605 | Attended multiple GP practices n = 100 | P (1 practice vs > 1 practice | P (o practices vs ≥1 practice) | |||
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 |  | Missing (n) |  | Missing (n) |  | Missing (n) |  |  |
Advice (ever) from GP regarding (%): | ||||||||
•  Exercise | 32.4 |  | 49.6 |  | 45.0 |  | 0.410 | 0.042 |
 | 1 |  | 32 |  | 0 |  |  | |
•  Alcohol | 5.4 |  | 11.0 |  | 12.6 |  | 0.624 | 0.414 |
 | 2 |  | 34 |  | 0 |  |  | |
•  Diet | 35.1 |  | 42.1 |  | 44.1 |  | 0.755 | 0.394 |
 | 0 |  | 27 |  | 0 |  |  | |
•  Weight loss | 21.6 |  | 39.7 |  | 44.5 |  | 0.345 | 0.024 |
 | 0 |  | 27 |  | 1 |  |  | |
• Smoking | 8.6 |  | 17.3 |  | 21.2 |  | 0.334 | 0.175 |
 | 2 |  | 57 |  | 7 |  |  | |
Opinion of GP care (% of participants rating ‘very good’): | ||||||||
•  GP spends enough time | 40.6 |  | 63.9 |  | 60.4 |  | 0.501 | 0.024 |
 | 5 |  | 79 |  | 0 |  |  | |
•  GP asks about symptoms | 46.7 |  | 60.3 |  | 50.5 |  | 0.078 | 0.191 |
 | 7 |  | 84 |  | 0 |  |  | |
•  GP listens | 50.0 |  | 65.2 |  | 53.5 |  | 0.032 | 0.583 |
 | 5 |  | 79 |  | 0 |  |  | |
•  GP explains tests | 55.2 |  | 62.7 |  | 56.8 |  | 0.302 | 0.560 |
 | 8 |  | 100 |  | 6 |  |  | |
•  GP involves patient in decisions | 45.2 |  | 64.3 |  | 57.7 |  | 0.250 | 0.058 |
 | 6 |  | 109 |  | 4 |  |  | |
•  GP shows care and concern | 53.1 |  | 67.0 |  | 59.6 |  | 0.166 | 0.182 |
 | 5 |  | 85 |  | 2 |  |  | |
•  GP takes problems seriously | 46.9 |  | 66.3 |  | 61.4 |  | 0.362 | 0.038 |
 | 5 |  | 85 |  | 0 |  |  |